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Charted November 29, 1927 • District 7670 • Club 6013 Wednesdays at Noon - First Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club of Franklin, North Carolina
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Wednesday 18 September 2013
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CART FUND AND HOW IT'S HELPING IN ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH BY JOHN SHORT
Past District Governor Bill Shillito, Executive Director of the District Cart Fund, was
introduced at the September 18th Franklin Rotary club meeting by Rotarian Wayne
Swank. Bill told the club how the district cart fund was helping fund research in finding a
cure for Alzheimer's which is a shrinking of the brain and loss of or damage to the neu-
rons.
Bill is a Past District Governor of District 7670 from 2007-2008. He served 22 years
in the U.S Army. While in the Army he received his bachelor and master's degree's. Dur-
ing his time in service he served a tour in Vietnam as a pilot and logged 1000 hours flying
time. After his return from Vietnam he taught economics, fi-
nance and accounting for 3 years at West Point. During his ca-
reer he received numerous awards and citations. He retired
from the Army in 1992 at the rank of Major. He then moved to
Hickory N.C where he worked as an investment consultant. Bill said where most organiza-
tions have only a percentage of there funds going to a specific cause, the Cart Fund pro-
vides 100% of it's funds to fund cutting edge research in finding a cure for Alzheimer's.
The Cart Fund started in District 7770, around the Myrtle Beach area. A gentleman saw
his loved one die of Alzheimer's and decided something had to be done to stop this dread-
ful disease because, at that time, nothing was being done to find a cure. Alzheimer's can
only be confirmed through an autopsy.
Bill mentioned 3 words which describe the Alzheimer's patient. The first being wan-
dering- when patients become uneasy they wander; second being sun downing- when the
sun starts to set the patient becomes the most agitated; the third word being elope-
ment- where a patient will do whatever they can to escape the place they are in. The
District Cart Fund awards a $250,000 grant each year to cutting edge research, which
is highly competitive. The committee looks at all applications and determines which re-
search project they feel has made the most strides in helping find a cure. The first
grant was awarded in 2001 to Case Western Reserve for their research. Researchers
are studying how to get treatments through blood brain barriers to boosting the immune
system where the body can fight off things in our bodies which can cause Alzheimer's.
Age affects the onset of Alzheimer's because our immune systems get weaker. When
asked how Alzheimer's affects men and women, Bill said studies showed there was no
difference between men and women being prone to getting Alzheimer's. Wayne Swank
also talked about how this dreadful disease has touched his family. When you see those
blue buckets next week put in a donation. Hopefully by doing so we can all play a part in helping find a cure for Alz-
heimer's. For more information on the C.A.R.T. Project see club chair Wayne Swank.
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Membership Minute
This is the second of-
ficial posting for Amy
Manshack being pro-
posed for club mem-
bership by Rotarian Sandy Fra-
zier. If anyone has any questions
or concerns on Amy’s membership
application please see President
Nancie or any board member.
Rotary Club of Franklin at the Fair….. a Success!
Thanks to all who
helped work the com-
mercial booth at the
Macon County Fair Sep-
tember 11th-15th. Spe-
cial thanks to Youth
Services Chair Larry
Hollifield and PE Susie
Ledford. Our educa-
tional booth picked up a
red ribbon too! (great
collage IPP Dills!)
Larry Hollifield, Youth
Services Chair, reports
on the final results of
the Rotary booths at
the Macon County Fair.
Larry thanked those who
helped man the booths
our club had at the
Macon County Fair last
week. He indicated that there were just four
Interact members who were able to help.
The Purple Pinky booth raised $220 for the
Polio Plus campaign.
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Nancie’s
Notes
Clayton’s Corner More Undeniable Adult Truths Part Four
1. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire
line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting
in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
2. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants?
Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
3. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still
not know what time it is.
4. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car
keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the
Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button
from 3 feet away, in about 1 .7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every
time.
Sgt. Bill’s “THIS DAY IN
HISTORY”
from Club Sgt. At Arms Bill
McGaha Rotary History
Bill gave some of the history in reference to the admittance of
women into Rotary clubs. Women were first admitted into Rotary in
1989 and before that RI constitution and by-laws that candidates
for membership needed to be male. In 1950 there was a proposal to
RI to remove the reference to “male” as a requirement for member-
ship. It failed to pass. In 1964 members from India submitted a
proposal to RI for admitting women into Rotary clubs and that pro-
posal failed as well. Again in 1972 and 1977 proposals to admit
women failed. In 1983 a club in California sued RI and the court
ruled in RI’s favor, the appeals court ruled against RI and the case
was taken to the Supreme Court. The SC ruled that RI could not
rule membership acceptance out based on gender of the candidate.
In 1990 there were 20,000 women in RI and by 2011 there were
197,000 women members worldwide.
On this day September 18th
1793—George Washington lays the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol
1947—The United State Air Force is established
1984—Retired Air Force colonel Joe Kittinger becomes the first
person to complete a solo balloon flight across the Atlantic
Thanks so much to those who volunteered this past weekend
at our "Purple Pinky" booth at the Macon County Fair. We
raised over $200 for Polio Plus. Our Rotary Club of Franklin
educational booth also won a Red Ribbon, so our first time at
the Fair (at least in several years) was very successful! Fred
Berger and Demi Bray will continue over the next few weeks
to talk to the Club about Polio Plus and we will wrap up that
project by the end of October. There will be a "Polio Plus"
envelope at the secretary's desk each week for you to place
your donation. If you wish to have your donation count to-
wards your Foundation points, please either make your dona-
tion via check or let Treasurer Fairley know if you donate
cash.
Thanks to PDG Bill Shillito for a great program on the CART
fund today. CART is a program that gives 100% of monies do-
nated to Alzheimer's research, and a program that our Club
will continue to focus on during this Rotary year.
Next week we will honor the Principal and Teacher of the
Year for Macon County. Youth Services Committee member
Gary Shields and School Superintendent Chris Baldwin, also a
Rotarian in our Club, will present our Club's Rotary plaques to
these two fine educators during our Club meeting.
Please remember to keep our Club's Past President Cardy
White in your thoughts and prayers as she continues to re-
cover from a fall she suffered early this Summer. Also our
thoughts and prayers are with Rotary Club of Franklin honor-
ary member Roger Collar and his wife. The Collars had to re-
turn to their Tallahassee home earlier than they had antici-
pated due to some health issues both of them were facing.
Roger has been a "Summer member" of the Rotary Club of
Franklin since 2001.
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Wednesday 18 September 2013
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September is New Generations
Month
It is the responsibility of each Rotarian
to prepare the New Generations by im-
proving their life skills to ensure a bet-
ter future, while recognizing the diversity of their needs.
All clubs and districts are encouraged to undertake pro-
jects that support the fundamental needs of the New Gen-
erations: health, human values, education, and self-
development. The RI Structured Programs for New Gen-
erations are Interact, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Leadership
Awards, and Rotary Youth Exchange.
A club’s involvement in youth programs not only can help
attract younger prospective members who have families,
but also can lead to increased satisfaction and retention
amount current members, who gain a sense of fulfillment
by working with your people. As an added benefit, involving
the community’s youth in Rotary’s programs and service
projects teaches them about Rotary’s extraordinary work
and prepares them to become the Rotarians of tomorrow.
We are ordering Shirts Again!
The Rotary Club of Franklin is putting a shirt
order together. The shirts will be polo's and
easy wear dress shirts in a variety of colors.
This is a great opportunity for you to purchase
a shirt as well as existing members who would
like to get some additional ones.
Costs will be around $32 per shirt.
See PE Susie if you are interested
in ordering a shirt and sign up to-
day!
Fred Burger lays out the goals
for our Club’s Polio Plus cam-
paign.
Fred indicated that the goal is
to raise $1000 for Polio Plus by
the end of this October. Mem-
bers donations goes towards
their Foundation membership
tally. Fred pointed out that until recently the
number of cases of polio were at 150. Then that
number increased quickly to 250 when an individual
who was not aware that they had the polio virus in
them went to a village in East Africa and infected
a hundred more individuals. Fred commented that
this why we need to wipe out Polio for good.
Let’s Go See the
Catamounts!
We are doing another foot-
ball Saturday get together.
If you are a new member and would like to
attend the WCU game versus Elon on 10/26,
Rotarian Karen Kenney will be hosting a
group to go to the game. Please see Karen
or PN Sean Gibson if you’d like to attend.
Second 5th Week Social is Coming
Soon!
Our second 5th week social has been
scheduled for Wednesday October 30th at
Chris and Charlie’s on the Highlands Road
5pm. Please come for good food and fellow-
ship...see you there!
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Rotary Club of Franklin, North Carolina
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Wednesday 18 September 2013
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1 Ticket —$1.00
3 Tickets —$2.00
5 Tickets —$3.00
10 Tickets—$5.00
25 Tickets—$10.00
Next Week’s Meeting September 25th: (Barium
Springs with John Short-host) See you at Noon at
Tartan Hall….
Rotary Service for
Next Week’s Meet-
ing 9/25 Greeter:
Demi Bray
Prayer/Pledge/4 Way Test:
Wayne Swank
The Rotary Club of Franklin Officers and
Board Members 2013-14
District Governor: Ronnie Thompson
Assistant District Governor: Jodie Cook
President: Nancie Wilson
President-elect: Susie Ledford
President-nominee: Sean Gibson
Secretary: Patsy Parker
Treasurer: Fairley Pollock
Vocational Service: Lenny Jordan
Community Service: Judy Chapman
Youth Service: Larry Hollifield
International Service: John Henning and Sandy Frazier
Foundations Chair: Jim Garner
Membership Chair: Linda Harbuck
Program Chair: Debbie Tallent
Public Relations Chair: Dick Pritts/Sean Gibson
Sgt. At Arms: Bill McGaha
Immediate Past President: Gary Dills
Thanks for all you do in service!
Flywheel Lineup for 2013-14
Thanks to those volunteering in helping with the
Flywheel. Demi Bray has agreed to write the first
week of each month and the fifth week. John Short
will be third week and Tom Coley fourth week. Deb-
bie Tallent is our photographer for next year. If
anyone would like to write the week two meetings
please see club PR Director Dick Pritts.
50 50 Drawing
Donnie Abel was not able to pull the
winning card so the $61 pot rolls over
for next week. Good luck to whoever
pulls the winning number next week
as the pot starts to grow again.
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DATE TIME EVENT NAME LOCATION / COMMENTS
September - New Generations Month
Wed Sep 25, 13 12:00P Barium Springs with Autumn Weil John Short has the program. Demi Bray is Greeter Tartan Hall
October - Vocational Service Month
Wed Oct 02, 13 12:00P Polio Plus w/Arnold Howell Demi Bray has the program. Larry Hollifield is greeter.
Mon Oct 07, 13 05:30P Board Meeting TBA
Wed Oct 09, 13 12:00P Interact Club w/Larry Hollifield Tartan Hall
Wed Oct 16, 13 12:00P Little Tennessee Land Trust with Chris Brower Stacy Guffey is host at Tartan Hall, Bill McGaha is Greeter.
Wed Oct 23, 13 12:00P Club Assembly Tartan Hall
Wed Oct 30, 13 05:00P 5th Week Social Chris and Charlie's Restaurant, Highlands Rd.
November - Rotary Foundation Month
Wed Nov 06, 13 12:00P Rotary Foundation With Jim Garner Tartan Hall, First Presbyterian Church, 26 Church St., Franklin NC
Tue Nov 12, 13 05:30P Board Meeting Motor City Cafe'
Wed Nov 13, 13 12:00P WNC Radon Program with Phillip Gibson Greg Farrell is host at Tartan Hall and Gerry Camelo is greeter
Wed Nov 20, 13 12:00P Free Wheelchair Missions w/Jim Hardy & Duncan Wheale
Tartan Hall
Wed Nov 27, 13 12:00P No Meeting-Happy Thanksgiving! {enter event location here...}
December - Family Month - Happy Holidays
Tue Dec 10, 13 05:30P Board Meeting TBA
Wed Dec 11, 13 12:00P Children's Christmas Party Tartan Hall
Wed Dec 18, 13 12:00P Caroline's Perform Clayton Ramsey is host at Tartan Hall
Wed Dec 25, 13 12:00P No Meeting, Merry Christmas! {enter event location here...}
January - Rotary Awareness Month
Wed Jan 01, 14 12:00P No Meeting, Happy New Year!! {enter event location here...}
Wed Jan 22, 14 12:00P Club Assembly Tartan Hall, 1st. Presbyterian Church